Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)  

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.  

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer  

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.  

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

1684  On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)  

1685  On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

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1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on October - 26.  

1694  On this day in history birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on October - 26.  

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on this day in history.  

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on October - 26.  

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on this day in history.  

1759  On this day in history birth of georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice  

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.  

1789  On this day in history birth of joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)  

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on October - 26.  

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.  

1802  On October - 26 birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)  

1804  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875  

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on October - 26.  

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on this day in history.  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1830  On October - 26 birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer  

1830  On October - 26 birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866  

1837  On this day in history birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on October - 26.  

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on this day in history.  

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.  

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.  

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.  

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.